COVID Scientist Fired By DeSantis To Challenge Gaetz

June 10, 2021 Coronavirus, Democrats

The scientist who said she was fired by Gov. Ron DeSantis for refusing to censor Florida’s Covid-19 numbers said Tuesday she’s hoping to unseat another high-profile Republican politician in the state — Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Rebekah Jones said the congressman, currently under investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly paying an underage girl for sex, is vulnerable.

“I hope I do better than a sex trafficker,” Jones told NBC News. “It’s absurd that he’s still in office. Someone like that should not go unchallenged.”

Read the full article. Earlier this week Jones was suspended by Twitter for “spamming” a Miami Herald article. Twitter’s move was immediately celebrated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last month signed a bill criminalizing social media bans of political candidates.

Looks like I’m running against Florida’s Fauci…https://t.co/p1DVia8N6w

— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) June 9, 2021